USS Tucson

USS Tucson (CL-98/CLAA-98) was a modified Atlanta-class light cruiser, sometimes referred to as an "Oakland-class". She was laid down on 23 December 1942 in San Francisco, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation; launched on 3 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Emmett S. Claunch, Sr.; and commissioned on 3 February 1945. She was named after Tucson, Arizona. She, along with the surviving Atlanta-class, was reclassified a light antiaircraft cruiser (CLAA) on 18 March 1949, prior to her decommissioning on 18 June 1949.

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1942-12-23T00:00:00Z

1942-12-23T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1944-09-03T00:00:00Z

1944-09-03T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1949-06-11T00:00:00Z

1949-06-11T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1945-02-03T00:00:00Z

1945-02-03T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

USS Tucson (CL-98) underway, circa the later 1940s (NH 98518)

USS Tucson (CL-98) airing bedding c1945

USS Tarawa (CV-40) at Tsingtao in November 1948

USS Tucson (CLAA-98) on the way to the scrapyard in 1967

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Tucson (CL-98) underway, circa the later 1940s (NH 98518)		Commons
commons	image		USS Tucson (CL-98) airing bedding c1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Tarawa (CV-40) at Tsingtao in November 1948		Commons
commons	image		USS Tucson (CLAA-98) on the way to the scrapyard in 1967		Commons